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BridgeCo Capital

Currently invested in five national venture capital funds

Financing for venture backed companies nearing exit

Team

Warren Bergen

Warren brings a breadth of experience that spans start-up and growth stage sales and marketing, finance, and venture capital investment. His background is a highly relevant blend of entrepreneurship and early-stage investment know-how spanning angel, venture capital, and public markets.

Mark Carlson

Mark has directed venture capital and investment financing for a broad range of early-stage technology companies for the past 20 years. His sectors of investment expertise span the agriculture value chain, complemented by internet-powered and related software businesses, manufacturing, and life science.

Jim Hardin

Jim joined AVAC as an investment manager in 2006. He has published over 100 patents, book chapters, full articles, and abstracts in the area of gastrointestinal physiology and animal models of infectious disease, thus lending an extensive background in life sciences. Jim’s focus areas include biotechnology, medical devices, and agricultural technology.

Martin Vetter

Martin is passionate about building technology companies and working with the entrepreneurs behind them. His areas of expertise include leadership, combined with functional expertise and experience in general business management, technology commercialization, governance, and investment transactions.

Ingrid Fung

Ingrid is responsible for deal sourcing and due diligence pertaining to Canadian Ag Tech opportunities. Located in Toronto, Ontario, Ingrid acts as the AVAC Group point of contact in Eastern Canada. Ingrid actively monitors trends and drivers in the Ag Tech sector to enable the AVAC team to identify investment opportunities with potentially disruptive technologies.

Monte Wilson

Monte is a CPA CA and brings over 27 years of experience to the team. His experience includes financial reporting, finance and accounting as well as operational management for private companies. Prior to joining AVAC, Monte was CFO of an oil and gas services company with offices across western Canada.